In April, EU ministers and the European Commission agreed to use open standards and interoperable systems to deliver electronic government services. The ministers resolved to "embed innovation and cost effectiveness into e-government through the systematic promotion of open standards and interoperable systems, development of EU wide e-authentication schemes and proactive development of e-invoicing, e-procurement and pre-commercial procurement."
Now the EC wants to develop guidelines to help all public bodies when procuring ICT products and services. It is asking IT companies and those in public administrations involved in IT procurement for input via two surveys.
An introduction to the surveys says that the guidelines "will help those procuring ICT to purchase ICT based on standards that are accessible across the supplier market. This will promote competition and avoid inefficient supplier dependence."
The deadline for submitting responses is 14 November.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Tim Hampson
Quelle/Source: UKauthorITy, 31.10.2011
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